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| title = Voice Commands | | title = Voice Commands | ||
| image = voice_commands.png | | image = voice_commands.png | ||
− | | titletext = Dvorak words may sound hard to pronounce, but studies show they actually put less stress on the vocal | + | | titletext = Dvorak words may sound hard to pronounce, but studies show they actually put less stress on the vocal chords. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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+ | The {{w|Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard|Dvorak keyboard layout}} was designed to replace the {{w|QWERTY}} keyboard layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout, so named for the starting letters in the top row). The Dvorak layout was designed in the belief that it would significantly increase typing speeds over the QWERTY layout, and in fact some of the placement of letters in the QWERTY standard were deliberate to accommodate limitations of the original mechanical typewriters which could jam if two adjacent keys were pressed in quick succession. Even as those limitations went away and other arguably better layouts were proposed, QWERTY remained the standard due to widespread use. | ||
− | + | Using Dvorak for speech to text, however, makes no sense whatsoever as there is no keyboard, real, virtual, or otherwise, involved in speaking. Even the virtual keyboard (usually QWERTY layout but often changeable) included in most phones and tablet devices is not used when speaking to the phone. | |
− | The sentence | + | The sentence he tells his phone translates to "Okay Google send a text" - he says it as if it was typed on a QWERTY keyboard set to Dvorak layout. |
− | The title text is a reference to the fact that many users of | + | The title text is a reference to the fact that many users of DVORAK keyboards claim they may be hard to learn, but they are more productive after you get used to them. This makes little sense in the scenario set up by the comic, because no typing is involved in giving voice commands to Google and mentally translating real words into gibberish would never be more productive than simply saying real words. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | [Ponytail and Cueball are standing looking at each other. Cueball is holding a phone.] | |
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− | : | + | Ponytail: Can you text it to me? |
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− | + | Cueball: Sure! ''SVAT USSUPD ;DLH A KDBK'' | |
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+ | Ponytail: ...What? | ||
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+ | Phone: *BEEP* | ||
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+ | [Caption under the panel:] | ||
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+ | Setting my phone's speech recognition to Dvorak was a pain at first, but it's more efficient in the long run. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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